Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzin from Jerusalem (JLM0191)
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Title
Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzin from Jerusalem (JLM0191)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzin from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. BCE/CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 311
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0191
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 33cm
W 52cm
D 23cm
W 52cm
D 23cm
Decoration
Facade decorated with two rosettes within a zigzag medallion and a zigzag frame. Missing lid. Inscription incised on back.
Language
Diplomatic
שלםצין
Edition
šlmṣyn
Translation
Shelamzin
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Current Location (if known)
Akeldama Caves, Kidron Valley (cave 3, chamber D, ossuary 28)
Name 1
Selected Bibliography
CIIP1=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume I: Jerusalem: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.334, no.311.
Citation
“Ossuary with a Hebrew inscription for Shelamzin from Jerusalem (JLM0191),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://www.wireproject.org/items/show/424.